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A poetic interpretation of the Russian magical heroic story about the valiant knight Bova Gvidonovich.
Having run away from home from his evil mother Militrisa and stepfather King Dadon, Bova ends up with King Zenziwei and falls in love with his daughter Druzhneva. In honor of her, he performs miracles of courage and defeats the treacherous contenders for Druzhneva’s hand - kings Markobrun and Lukoper.
First chapter 1
Second chapter 1
Chapter Three 2
Chapter four 2
Fifth chapter 3
Chapter 6 4
Seventh chapter 5
Eighth Chapter 6
Andrey Usachev
Bova the prince
First chapter
King Vidon gave birth to Bova. Queen Militrisa hates Vidon and sends a servant to his sworn enemy, King Dadon. Dadon and his army waylay Bova’s father while hunting and kill him... Although this rarely happens, it does happen sometimes.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, in the capital city of Anton, there lived a glorious king Vidon. King Vidon was famous for his deeds: he decorated the city with temples with golden domes: domes and onions.
And the crimson ringing flew from the bell towers:
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong...
Long live the Orthodox King Vidon!
And then the cranes purred in the clouds, or the tit sang that it was time for our king to get married.
Vidon heard that in neighboring Demyan-grad, the neighboring king had a daughter, the beautiful princess Militrisa. The face is more beautiful than an Easter egg, the figure is round and chiseled, just like a gilded apple.
Vidon called his faithful servant Richard and said:
- My faithful Richard! Ride like a matchmaker
To our neighbor in Demyan-grad.
I want to marry his daughter Militris...
The servant Richard took the letter and set off. He appeared to the neighboring king with a bow: “I was sent by the glorious King Vidon...
The king read the letter and said to his daughter:
- My dear daughter, Militrisa! An ambassador has arrived from King Vidon to woo you!
Militrisa fell on her knees in front of her father:
- Have mercy, Father-Father!
I don’t want to walk down the aisle with Vidon.
Don't let me marry Vidon,
And give me for King Dadon,
Who wooed me in previous years,
Yes, I was small then!
“You’re still small and stupid,” her father tells her. – King Vidon has half a million troops. If he gets angry and goes to war, you will become a prisoner, not a wife!
And he gave his daughter in marriage to Vidon. And a year later their son was born - Bova the Prince.
Bova was of extraordinary beauty:
Teeth are like priceless pearls,
Eyes like two emeralds -
In general, not a boy, but a miracle:
If Bova smiles -
Shines like a little sun
And if Bova is upset -
And the sun and moon will disappear...
He glowed brighter than a light bulb -
To the delight of a happy daddy!
But Queen Militris did not love her son. She walked around the palace with a gilded smile: a pouring apple, and an apple with a wormhole.
She conceived a crime - she wrote a secret message to King Dadon:
"Great King Dadon!
Come near the city of Anton,
Kill King Vidon
And take me as your wife!"
The queen called faithful Richard:
– Deliver my message to King Dadon
And secretly lead him and his army to the city of Anton.
Let him wait for my signal in the reserved meadow...
And if you disobey, I will slander you -
And they will execute you with a cruel death!
The “faithful” servant did not dare to disobey her: the king was dear to him, but life was also dear! And he went to King Dadon.
Dadon read the letter and began to boil with anger:
-What did your queen think?
Lives with King Vidon for five years,
Their Bova the prince is growing -
Is there any catch here?
Speak up, otherwise it will be bad...
- Great King Dadon! - Richard answers. - Order me to be thrown into a damp dungeon. If I deceived you, I will die a cruel death!
Dadon rejoiced with a black soul: his kingdom was so-so, small. And then they offer him to marry, and to double the boundaries!
He says to Richard:
“I liked your speech, servant.”
You will deceive me: my sword is your head off your shoulders!
And if your words come true -
Your head will be in a boyar's hat!
He gathered a mighty army and moved towards the city of Anton. Dadon's army hid in the stacks that stood outside the city in the royal meadows.
Militrisa saw this from a high tower and went to her husband to plot female intrigues and tricks. She painted her face like an Easter egg and said to King Vidon in a gentle voice:
- My sir, dear Vidon!
I had a dream last night,
That I will give birth to a second child,
If I eat wild pig meat,
Killed by you in the royal meadows... Ah!
Militrisa was a wonderful actress. Vidon such kind words I have never heard from my wife:
“You won’t be denied anything, my dear!”
He went hunting in the reserved meadows. And there Dadon’s army was waiting for him. And the glorious King Vidon passed away.
And a mournful ringing floated over the city:
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong...
King Vidon was villainously killed!
Chapter two
Bova runs away from the city. The boy is chased. Dadon is dreaming horrible dream. Demands to execute the child Dadon. Militrisa is plotting to poison Bova in prison. But the boy is saved thanks to a brave girl.
King Dadon arrived at the city gates and Militrisa greeted him with great honor. She kissed Dadon’s hands and clothes, and even his horse’s blanket. Then - in full view of everyone - she took her to the palace for various pleasures.
At this time, the knights of Dadon - marquises, counts and barons - surrounded the golden domes like crows, tore the gold from them and forbade them to ring the bells. And darkness hung over the city of Anton.
And little Bova the prince was afraid of strangers and hid in the stable. His uncle Simbalda found Bova and said:
- The prince! Trouble!
Your mother Militrisa with Dadon
They killed their father and took over the throne.
Soon they will wish for your end too,
So that you cannot avenge your father,
Let's run, sir, to the city of Sumin,
Which your father granted me!
Simbalda was like Bova’s nanny: he fed him, dressed him, and washed him in the bathhouse. I went to church with him, played war with him and wiped my nose with a gold-embroidered handkerchief.
Simbalda saddled two fast horses, put Bova in the saddle, and they rode to the city of Sumin. But traitorous townspeople were found: they reported that the guy and Bova had run away.
Dadon ordered the chase to sound the trumpet:
- Catch Bova and kill Simbalda.
Simbalda saw that the knights were catching up with them - he hit his horse with a whip and flew like a bird: he galloped to the city of Sumin and managed to take refuge in it.
And Bova the prince was small -
And with good horse fell to the ground.
They caught him and tied him up
And they were sent under guard to Queen Militrisa.
King Dadon and his army arrived at Sumingrad and laid a circular siege on it. It stands almost under siege whole year- and the city will not be taken by storm or by cunning.
The townspeople pour tar and boiling water over the knights: help yourself, dear guests, with honey and tea!
Such a treat gives guests a terrible feeling.
Once Dadon was sleeping in a camp tent, and Dadon had a dream at dawn: as if Bova the prince had become an adult and pierced his heart with a sharp spear!
Dadon woke up in a cold sweat:
Was it a dream or not a dream at all?!
And my heart hurts, and my liver...
The child must be executed!
Dadon wrote a message to Militrisa, demanding that Bova the prince be handed over to him. But the queen refused the ambassadors:
- I gave birth to Bova,
I will call his death too!
And she ordered Bova the prince to be put in prison, and not to be allowed to eat or drink. And little Bova wants to eat. He saw his mother walking across the yard and shouted:
- Mother! I'll soon die of starvation!
Militrisa answered him:
- Oh, Bova the Prince, my dear child.
I completely forgot about you out of grief:
Day and night I grieve for your father Vidon...
Now I’ll treat you to something delicious!
The queen went to the kitchen and kneaded the dough with her own hands. On wheat flour, with poppy seeds, and with raisins, and with honey... and with snake fat.
She baked pies in bulk: a whole basket or two and sent them to Beauvais with the maid. A girl came to the dungeon and cried:
“Don’t eat, Bova the Prince, what your mother sent you.”
There's snake oil in these pies!
The boy didn’t believe her, he wanted to eat the pie. But then the yard dog Druzhok ran into the dungeon and began to fawn on him. Bova threw her a piece of pie - and a moment later Druzhka was torn: into small pieces, raisin seeds, poppy seeds.
Bova the prince saw this and cried bitterly: the boy felt sorry for himself and his little dog.
And the girl fed him simple bread and gave him something to drink clean water and says:
– Don’t be afraid, Bova, neither thirst nor hunger.
If you want to be alive, run away from the city!
And when she left the dungeon, she did not close the door. Bova got out of the dungeon, ran to the city wall, jumped off - and broke his legs.
In a certain kingdom, an empress became a widow: her sovereign died; and she left an heir. They gave him the name Bova the Prince. She fell in love with her sovereign in another kingdom. So the sovereign answers her: “Destroy (destroy) your son: I will love you. If you don’t, I won’t!” She took him (her son), put him in a dark dungeon and locked him, and she and her lover went for a walk in the garden. The son looks out the window, sees it, and says: “Who is this walking around: a guest or a stranger? Why did my mother starve me to death?” So she (the mother) comes to the cooks and says: “Take snake fat and bake a wheat pie. Let him eat it, he’ll be torn apart now.” The cook baked it and gave it to the nanny who looked after him. “Take it to him, they say!”
The nanny felt sorry for him, cut off a piece of bread and went to him. She opened the room, he saw that she was bringing him food; she's crying herself. He answers her: “My dear nanny! What are you crying about? Or do you feel sorry for me? - “I wish I didn’t feel sorry, I’ve been following you for 17 years. Your dad died, and your mother wanted to kill you, she put snake fat in the pie; “If you eat my arzhan (black) bread, you will be healthier.” He broke off some argan bread, began to eat and began to cry. “Ah, my dear mother! What is she doing to me!” - “She, he says, is not your mother, but a fierce snake.” - “Well, my dear nanny, don’t close the doors behind you!” - “Your mother is a villain, she will kick me out; I won’t be able to live from her!” And he says: “I will go out into the light of day, I will not forget you.” And all their bridges were lowered so that there was no traffic on them; The mother was afraid that he would leave. He jumped out of the dark dungeon and shouted: “Raise all bridges!” Now the bridges have been raised; he ran across all the bridges. He ran to the sea and shouted: “Hey, gentlemen, shipbuilders! Take me to the other side!” They took him on a boat and put him on a boat.
And his mother grabbed it, but he was gone. Now she sent to catch up, they ran up to the sea. The mother is making noise: “Hey, gentlemen, shipbuilders! Give me my son!” They say: “Let’s give it back, we ate bread without him.” And he tells them: “Give it to me, try it! I’ll piss all of you in the water” (throw you). Well, they transported him to their side.
They brought him to their side and went to trade goods, and they took him with them. The king sent a man to buy goods. This man stood there for three days. No matter how much he looks at the product, he looks at the boy: he plays the harp well. He sends a nanny. “Nanny, go and look: how long has the man been gone?” The nanny stayed for six days; I didn’t look at the product as much as I looked at this boy: he plays the harp well. So he sends his daughter: “Come, my daughter, look, how long have they been gone?” My daughter went and stayed there for nine days. She liked him well: he plays the harp well. The Emperor became very angry: “Why are they not coming? Let me go myself!” Comes. “What, he says, have you been away for so long?” - “Well, he says, their product is good, and the boy is even better: he plays the harp well.” - “Well, when you like it, we’ll take it for ourselves!” They took this boy and put him in charge of the horses.
The Tsar's daughter keeps looking at him from the window. Well, she liked him. “Oh, my dear daddy. What kind of person did we put in charge of the horses? Let’s better tell him to carry food!” - “When you, darling, like it, take it!” He brings her food; she asks him: “Boy, tell me, what kind of family are you?” - “I am, he says, of a simple family.” She answers him: “No,” she says, “I see that you are not of an ordinary family.” “Well,” he replies, “I come from a simple family.” - "What is your name?" - “My name is Angusey!”
In a great state, in a glorious city in Anton, there lived Guidon. One day he learned about the beautiful princess Militris and wooed her. Militrisa's father gave his consent. Three years later, the young couple had a son, and they named him Bova. But Militrisa had long been in love with King Dodon and dreamed of seeing him as her husband. She sends Guidon to certain death, demanding that he get her a wild boar, and meanwhile she opens the city gates and joyfully welcomes the new king, Dodon. Bova's uncle, Simbalda, tells the boy about his mother's treachery and offers to run away with him, since Bova is still very small and cannot avenge his father's death, and it is not safe for him to remain in the palace. But King Dodon learns of Simbalda’s intentions and, having gathered an army, pursues the fugitives. The uncle manages to escape from his pursuers, but the prince falls from his horse and is taken to the palace.
Dodon has a terrible dream in which Bova kills him. The frightened king asks Militris to deal with his son. She orders Bova to be put in prison, deprived of food and drink. A few days later the prisoner begged his mother to give him some food. Having added poison to the dough, the queen sends the cakes to Beauvais. The maid, handing them over, warns the prince of the danger and, opening the iron bolts, releases him to freedom.
Bova went randomly and ended up on the seashore. Bova saw the ship and shouted in a loud voice. His cry sent waves across the sea, and the ship almost capsized. The Gosgi shipwrights sent sailors to find out what kind of unusual child was on the shore. Bova said that he was Ponomarev’s son and asked to board the ship. The shipbuilders can’t get enough of Bovina’s beauty; they admire him and can’t get enough of him.
After a year and three months they sail to the Kingdom of the Army. Zenzevey Adarovich rules there. He saw Bova and immediately begged the shipbuilders to sell him this handsome man. So Bova became a groom. And he was seven years old. King Zenzevey had a daughter, Druzhnevna. She saw Bova from her choir, whose beauty lit up the whole stable, and fell in love with the stranger. One day, King Markobrun arrived from the Zadonsk kingdom, and with him an army of forty thousand. And he said to King Zenzebei: “Give your daughter to me for love, and if you don’t give for love, I will burn your kingdom.” At the same time, Tsar Saltan Saltanovich and his son Lukoper came to the Army Kingdom from the Rakhlen Kingdom. glorious hero, who is also wooing Druzhnevna.
And Zenzevey and Markobrun decided to unite their troops and go to battle with Lookoper. The hero beat two armies, tied up two kings and sent them to his father Saltan. Bova slept like a dead sleep for nine days and nine nights. Waking up, he learned from Druzhnevna about the Bowman and wanted to fight him. Druzhnevna gave Bova a good horse, armor and a sword. When parting, Bova admitted to the princess that he was not the son of Ponomarev, but of the royal family. And Bova went to do military and mortal work. He fought for five days and five nights and defeated Bowman and his army. Then he freed Zenzevey and Markobrun from captivity.
Meanwhile, the butler, who disliked Bova, called thirty knights to his place and ordered them to kill Bova, promising a generous reward for this. One of the knights suggested a different path to the butler: Zenzevey and the butler are very similar to each other, and this should be taken advantage of. The butler wrote a letter to Tsar Saltan on behalf of Zenzevey, informing him that the killer of Lukoper was not he, but Bova, who would convey this message to him. The butler penetrated royal chambers, put on royal dress and sent for Bova. Bova did not recognize the butler, and he ordered him: “Serve me with faith and truth, go to the Rakhlen kingdom, take the letter to the king.” And the unfortunate Bova came to Saltan and handed him a letter. The king shouted: “Oh, villain Bova, now you yourself have come to my death, I will order you to be hanged immediately!”
That Tsar Saltan had a daughter, Minchitria. She threw herself at her father’s feet and exclaimed: “Your son is already here, but my brother cannot be returned, so let Bova live!” I will convert him to my Latin faith, and he will take me as his wife and defend our kingdom from everyone.” The king loved his daughter and fulfilled her request. But Bova responded to her sweet speeches: “Even though I may be hanged, I will not renounce the Christian faith.” The princess ordered to put Bova in prison and not feed him in the hope that he would change his mind. But even five days later, Bova replied that he didn’t want to hear about the Latin faith. Having found a sword in the corner of the dungeon, having dealt with the guards, he runs. He boards a ship and after a year and three months finds himself in the Zadonsk kingdom.
There he learns that King Markobrun is marrying Druzhnevna. Bova put it on himself black dress the elder and entered the palace. On the eve of the wedding, Druzhnevna distributed gold to the poor. The elder approached the princess and said: “Give me alms for the brave knight Bova the prince.” Druzhnevna’s bowl of gold fell out of her hands. She began to ask the elder what he knew about Bova. She did not immediately recognize her beloved, but guessing who was in front of her, she fell at the feet of Bova with the words: “My lord, brave knight Bova the prince! Don’t leave me, we’ll run away with you from Markobrun.” Markobrun, waking up from sleep, sent in pursuit of the fugitives. And Bova took the sword, jumped on his horse and beat the thirty thousand army. And King Markobrun ordered the horn to be blown and an army of forty thousand to be gathered. But the young warriors prayed: “Our Sovereign! We can’t take the bovas, we can only lay down our heads. You have a strong hero, his name is Polkan, with dog legs from the waist up, and a man from the waist down. He can ride seven miles and will be able to deliver Bova to you.” And Bova heard that Polkan was galloping. He took the sword and swung it, but the sword fell out of his hands and went halfway into the ground. And Polkan hit Bova with his club, and Bova fell. Polkan jumped on his horse and rushed off. And Bova came to his senses and returned to Druzhnevna’s tent. Soon Polkan rushed there too. Druzhnevna reconciled them and asked them to call each other brothers.
The three of them arrived in the town of Kostel. At the same time, Markobrun appeared there and began a siege of the city, demanding that Bova and Polkan be handed over to him. But brave heroes They defeated Markobrun's army, and he went to his kingdom, vowing not to pursue Bova anymore. Druzhnevna soon gave birth to two sons, and Bova gave them names: Simbalda and Licharda. Suddenly, the governors of King Dodon arrived and were given the order to deliver Bova to the sovereign. Bova instructs Polkan to help Druzhnevna and hits the road. But Polkan was eaten by lions, and Druzhnevna came to the Rakhlen kingdom. She washed herself with a black potion and became black as coal; I started sewing shirts at the widow’s yard and earning bread. And Bova, not finding either his wife or his children, decided that they, like Polkan, had been eaten by lions.
Arriving in the Army Kingdom, the prince killed the butler, who once sent him to his death. In the Rakhlen kingdom, Princess Minchitriya again asks the prince to take her as his wife. And she agrees to be baptized. But one day I heard Bova in royal chambers, as two children sing a song about him. Druzhnevna went out to meet her children at the royal court, and Bova rushed to her. Bova, Druzhnevna and the children went to the city of Sumin, to see Uncle Simbalda.
Bova seriously wounds the insidious Dodon, and then, under the guise of a doctor, enters the palace and, avenging his father’s death, cuts off Dodon’s head. He takes this trophy to Queen Militrisa. She orders the murderer to be executed, but Bova asks her not to rush. And Bova ordered a coffin to be made, and buried his mother alive. And Bova went to the Rakhlen kingdom and married his uncle’s son to beautiful princess Minchitria. And Bova went to his patrimony and lived with his family, to do evil and to make good.
THE TALE OF BODY QUEEN, one of the works belonging to a whole complex of texts (from translated knightly romances to folk tales and painted popular prints) that existed in Russian culture and were united by a common hero.
The basis for the story was a French poetic novel of the 13th century. Buev from the city of Anston (Bueves d'Hanstone), extremely popular in medieval Europe. Italian version of the novel Bovo from Antone (Buovo d'Antone) in the 16th century. was translated into Serbian and Belarusian languages and became famous in Rus'. The Tale of Bova Korolevich stands among such works ancient Russian literature, How The story of the brave knight Francis Ventsian and the beautiful queen Renciven, story Guan, or irresistible loyalty, and The tale of the strong and glorious knight Eruslan Lazarevich about his courage and the unimaginable beauty of his wife Anastasia Vakhrameevna, having as their source a translated chivalric novel.
Initially, handwritten copies (lists) were in circulation, but already in the 60s of the 17th century. the first ones appeared printed publications Bovs, and from the beginning of the 18th century. the story about Bova becomes a plot for popular prints. There are two main versions of such splints: “full” with 32 sheets and “shortened” with 8 sheets. Later appeared popular print book The tale of the glorious and strong hero Bova Korolevich and his beautiful wife Druzhnevna. The popularity of the story is evidenced by the fact that until 1918 it went through more than 200 editions.
In the process of cultural adaptation, the text underwent significant changes: there was a decline in genre, Italian names heroes were Russified: Bovo (Buovo) became Bova, Drusiana (Drusiana) - Druzhnevna, Pulicane (Pulicane) - Polkan.
The work, the events of which unfold in a conventional space, combines the features of both a knightly romance and a heroic fairy tale: the young Bova Korolevich, due to the betrayal of his mother Meletrisa Kirbitievna, loses his father and principality, the shipbuilders sell him to Prince Zenzevey. The handsome Bova falls in love with Druzhnevna, the daughter of Zenzevey, and for her sake he performs many feats. Bova embodies Russian features epic hero, a daring warrior who easily crushes enemies (so, without a sword, he beats the enemy army with a broom), and a valiant knight, following duty and love: being captured by Sultan Sultanovich, the hero does not betray the Christian faith and the beautiful Druzhnevna, on whom, Having freed himself, he marries. After some time, when Bova sets off to recapture his principality, Polkan, the hero’s younger named brother, half-man, half-horse, who guarded Bova’s wife and children, dies in a battle with attacking lions. Bova, thinking that his wife and children are dead, decides to marry again. But Druzhnevna sends children to him, whom he happily recognizes, and the family is reunited.
In Russian literature, attempts have been made repeatedly to create a work “based on” works about Bova Korolevich, but the work was interrupted each time. Unfinished Bova A.N. Radishchev, on which he worked in 1799, has the subtitle “ heroic story poems." The plot outline is taken from Italian version novel, however, the author introduces a number of humorous erotic scenes, inspired, by his own admission, by the writings of Voltaire. In Radishchev's variation on the theme Bovs There are a number of concepts used in Hermetic philosophy, which gives the text additional depth. Fairy tale by A.S. Pushkin Bova, in which he reworked a folk tale he heard in childhood, also remained unfinished.
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